(6533) Giuseppina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 February 1995 by C. W. Hergenrother at Catalina Station.
Josephine Hergenrother (b. 1949), maiden name Guiseppina Fratarcangeli, is the mother of the discoverer.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Giuseppina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Giuseppina is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 6533 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 DM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.72 km (#6,848 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.142 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0366 |
| Inclination | 22.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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